TExES - Listening/Theory

These are theory terms that were not covered in depth in your theory classes.

Isochronous

All of the beats are the same length.

Non-isochronous

The beats are of different lengths.

Complex meter

Beats are simple and compound. (Take 5/4: This is usually grouped into 2+3 or 3+2, meaning it is frequently thought of as a duple division and a subsequent triple division, or vice versa).

“Call and response” is when one voice sings something, and another voice responds to it, often by echoing what was sung. Classical music has its own term for this; what is the classical synonym for “call and response”?

Antiphonal voicing.